An orphaned baby fox is found by another mother fox. She lets him suckle and then carries him to her own den. On the way she's chased by a hound and confronted by a badger. Putting her own life on the line, she defends and protects her new foundling baby. The most poignant part is at the end when another mother fox chides her for adopting something that wasn't her own. When she goes to her den to show off how wonderful the new kit is, she realizes that all her baby foxes smell the same and she no longer knows which one was the foundling. She loves them all equally.

About Me

I have one husband, three children, two cats and a house full of too many books to count. I love to read, ride my bike, bake, develop my own photographs, and I've been known to neglect all housework to play with my kids.